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welcome back subcultures that have unifiying ideals; my deadheads, punks, hippies, plant-nerds, etc.
take a step back from rapid fire aesthetic trends! dont just window shop, lock in!
Feb 13, 2024
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the social internet (and rapid, inescapable commercialization thereof) makes it so that you are what you consume, not what you do, not where you go, not who you spend your time with. before if you bought the clothes or the gear without doing it or without being in community, you were a poser. if you monetized or commercialized that interest and put those incentives over expression and connection, you were a sellout. but that doesnāt exist anymore ā democratization and anti-gatekeeping as both ideas and ends of an algorithm to maximize surface area for consumption have made it so that there isnāt a distinct authority on what you can attach to your identity or how you express yourself
but if the extent of our agency in a democratized landscape is to only to consume more instead of producing or connecting, or to produce only to commodify ourselves for money or internet points, then maybe itās a different kind of ābeing influenced by social trends rather than authentic interestā than going to a skate park, or an open mic, or a restaurant, or whatever because we heard about it somewhere and wanted to check it out, and de-centering the internet from what we see on it and how we engage with it is a way to make that healthier or more generative for ourselves, and can create beauty without immediately thinking about how to fit into a box along lines drawn by advertisers
Jan 15, 2025
in honour of tyler saying PI is going to take a more tumblr approach
i miss early 2000s emo culture sm, bring back the black, studded clothes with excessive chain accessories. bring back the hanging out in graveyards, blasting fallout boy and my chemical romance and three days grace
idc shoot for the stars and bring back the justin bieber bangs and dye your hair black
where did all the snake bite piercings go??? where are the beanies and the fingerless gloves???? excessive wrist bands?????????
i want it BACK
Feb 11, 2025
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we are rapidly losing the existence of genuine Subcultures that emerge from a cultural or historical inflection point. hence, trendiness - trends and aesthetics norms are a huge selling point for brands of all shades and stripes, its standing in for what subculture was doing the heavy lifting for. add in the ability to purchase online right thru algorithm machines a la TikTok and Instagramā¦ voila! a captive audience to sell trendiness to
Feb 19, 2024
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with; pets, friends, children.
Feb 18, 2024
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I don't know if they ever read them it just seems like the right thing to do
Feb 8, 2024
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for inspo. Fr this is pinterest before pinterest and all of these places are A) beautifully lived in and B) guarenteed not to be an AI render
Feb 13, 2024